The fiberglass body is finished in silver and is fitted over a shortened Volkswagen Beetle chassis. Features include a black soft top, driving lights, “beehive”-style tail lights, a shine-down license plate light, a reproduction Reutter badge on the right fender, gold Porsche 1600 Super badging, a single-grille engine lid, and dual exhaust outlets. A pair of side curtains and a top boot are included in the sale, and photos with the soft top and tonneau cover installed are…
The fiberglass body is finished in silver and is fitted over a shortened Volkswagen Beetle chassis. Features include a black soft top, driving lights, “beehive”-style tail lights, a shine-down license plate light, a reproduction Reutter badge on the right fender, gold Porsche 1600 Super badging, a single-grille engine lid, and dual exhaust outlets. A pair of side curtains and a top boot are included in the sale, and photos with the soft top and tonneau cover installed are viewable in the gallery below.
Polished 15″ Vintage 190 aluminum wheels wear Porsche-crest hubcaps and are wrapped in 195/65 Momo Outrun M20 tires. Braking is handled by four wheel discs.
The cabin features heated low-back bucket seats upholstered in Cardinal Red vinyl, and matching upholstery extends to the rear parcel shelf, door panels, and dashboard. Dark gray carpets line the floors and trunk. Amenities include a RetroSound Bluetooth stereo, a Vintage Speed shifter, door panel map pockets, a chrome passenger grab bar, lap belts, and red and black Coco floor mats.
The wood-rimmed steering wheel frames green-letter VDO instrumentation consisting of a central tachometer flanked by a 120-mph GPS-based speedometer and a combination gauge displaying oil pressure and fuel level. The digital odometer shows 41 miles. Total chassis mileage is unknown.
The air-cooled 1,915cc flat-four was reportedly built by Pat Downs of Pat Downs Performance in Dinuba, California and is rated at 110 horsepower. The engine has 8.2:1 compression and is equipped with dual-port cylinder heads, twin Kadron carburetors, 94mm pistons, a VM2 camshaft, a CB Performance Magnaspark ignition system, a 26mm Schadek oil pump, and an external oil cooler with an electric fan.